To Europe With Love

Gong and Soft Machine star Daevid Allen has been told he is losing the fight against cancer and has six months to live. The 77 year old has released a statement to fans, urging them to let him go, writing, "The time has come to stop resisting and surrender."
The Australian rocker adds, "It is now confirmed that the invading cancer has returned to successfully establish dominant residency in my neck. The original surgery took much of it out, but the cancer has recreated itself with renewed vigour, while also spreading to my lung.
"I have now been given approximately six months to live. My view has changed. I am not interested in endless operations. In fact it has come as a relief to know that the end is in sight. I am a great believer in 'The Will of the Way Things Are' and I also believe that the time has come to stop resisting and denying and to surrender to the way it is.
"I can only hope that, during this journey, I have somehow contributed to the happiness in the lives of a few other fellow humans. I believe I have done my best to heal, dear friends; and that you have been enormously helpful in supporting me through this time. So, thank you for being there with me."
Allen has asked fans to celebrate "this death coming up", adding, "This would be a great gift from those emotionally and spiritually involved with me. I love you and will be with you always."
The rock icon became part of the beat generation movement in Europe in the early 1960s, and formed the Daevid Allen Trio. He later founded progressive rock supergroup Soft Machine in 1966, and moved on to psychedelic rock/jazz fusion group Gong in the late 1960s.
Allen quit Gong in 1975 and returned to his native Australia. He rejoined the band in the early 1990s and has been a member of the group ever since. Allen's cancer issues prevented him from joining Gong on their most recent tour in 2014.

Pop star Nicole Scherzinger feels "devastated" following her split from Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton but insists they parted ways on good terms. The former Pussycat Dolls star, who began dating the British sportsman in 2007, left the U.S. and relocated to England in November (14) amid reports she wanted to be closer to her boyfriend, who is based in Europe.
However, Scherzinger has now confirmed reports suggesting the couple has split for good.
She tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "I'm devastated that it didn't work out. It was the hardest decision we had to make, but we made it together. I love Lewis and I know he loves me. We wish each other nothing but happiness and the very best for one another. I'm trying to stay strong in my faith right now."

Veteran actress Chita Rivera is set to reprise the role she originated in Terrence Mcnally musical The Visit when it hits the Broadway stage this spring (15). The Latin star first took on the female lead in the play, which features music by Fred Ebb and John Kander, when the production debuted in Chicago, Illinois in 2001.
She led the cast in a performance of The Visit at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts last summer (14) and now it has been booked for a Broadway run at the Lyceum Theatre, with Cheers star Roger Rees also returning to portray Rivera's love interest.
Rivera says, "I'm excited because it has been such a long time but also because we love this piece and really think the American theatre could enjoy a wonderful, interesting, smart musical like this."
The Visit is based on the satirical 1956 Friedrich Durrenmatt play, about a billionaire who returns to her poverty-stricken birthplace in Europe.
John Doyle will direct. Previews will begin in March (15), ahead of opening night on 23 April (15).

Winter blues got you down? We’re already dreaming of our next vacation. In between cultivating our travel board on Pinterest and casually browsing Lonely Planet for destination ideas, we’re re-watching a bunch of wanderlust-inducing films that make us want to grab our passports and hop on the next plane out of town. Here’s hoping they’ll inspire you too!
1. Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight
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Who hasn’t dreamt about meeting a fascinating stranger on a train and roaming around Europe with them? Before Sunrise made us want to spend all night in Vienna, Before Sunset made us want to spend all day in Paris, and Before Midnight made us want to spend the summer in Greece.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
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The ultimate leave-everything-behind-and-travel-the-world movie. Julia Roberts plays a woman who drops everything to chow down in Italy, find spirituality in India and fall in love in Bali, Indonesia. We’re quietly making plans to do the same.
3. Midnight in Paris
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In this Woody Allen fantasy flick, Owen Wilson travels back in time in Paris every night - first to the 1920s, then to the 1890s. We’re more enthralled with the shots of modern day Paris, because sadly time travel isn't possible.
4. P.S. I Love You
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They actually have tours in Ireland that take you past the “P.S. I Love You bridge” in County Wicklow. When Hilary Swank’s character travels to her late husband’s hometown in Ireland, we wanted to get right on a plane and join her for a pint of Guinness.
5. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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We dare you to watch this movie and NOT want to book a trip to Santorini ASAP. The four girls make important discoveries about life and love on the Greek island, but we were too busy ogling the scenery and calling our travel agent.
6. Under the Tuscan Sun
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Diane Lane plays a divorced writer who buys a villa in Tuscany, Italy on a whim. We might not have the means to go that far, but a nice vacation there would suit us just fine.
7. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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This film will make you want to go on an adventure – particularly to Iceland. Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) travels there in search of a missing photograph and the scenery could not look more beautiful. Waterfalls, volcanoes and geysers? That’s an adventure we’d gladly take.
8. Roman Holiday
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Audrey Hepburn plays an unhappy princess who escapes her royal duties to explore Rome. She chops off her hair, enjoys gelato, and goes on a moped ride with Gregory Peck. We want to do all of those things. Is there a Roman Holiday tour we can book?
9. A Royal Affair
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This historical drama is set in 18th century Denmark and follows Princess Caroline Matilda’s affair with the royal physician. Not only will you learn a thing or two about Danish history, but you’ll be itching to visit Copenhagen by the movie’s end.
10. Letters to Juliet
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Amanda Seyfried travels to Verona, Italy, the setting of Romeo &amp; Juliet. There she helps an old woman reunite with her long lost love, and falls for the woman’s grandson in the process. We’d go on a love-seeking mission in Verona any day!
11. In Bruges
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Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson play two Irish hitmen sent to Bruges, Belgium on assignment. Farrell’s character complains about the city incessantly, but it looked incredible to us!
12. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
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These films were set in a fictional land, obviously. But everyone knows they were filmed on location in New Zealand. And everyone who’s seen the films wants to visit New Zealand immediately. Can you blame them?
13. Tracks
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Mia Wasikowska plays a woman who travels across the Australian desert for nine months, with some camels and not much else. While we don’t recommend this treacherous (not to mention lonely) journey, it does showcase some beautiful Australian landscapes. We certainly wouldn’t mind taking a trip Down Under.
14. The Bourne movies
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Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) traverses the world throughout the first three films (we’ll choose to forget when Jeremy Renner tried to take over the franchise) and if you pay attention, you’ll notice some really awesome scenery in between all the quick action shots. Paris, Prague, Mykonos, Goa – you name it, Bourne has probably punched someone there.
15. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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This movie taught us that there's no better place to get over a breakup than Hawaii. The beaches alone could make even the saddest person forget their heartbreak.
What movies give YOU wanderlust? What's your favorite place to travel? Tell us on Twitter and Facebook!
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have signed up as the opening act for The Who when they embark on the next leg of their 50th anniversary tour in 2015. The My Generation hitmakers are set to bring their The Who Hits 50! tour to North America, and they've enlisted longtime friend Jett and her Blackhearts, who were named Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees on Tuesday (16Dec14).
Frontman Roger Daltrey announced the news in a statement which reads: "Having Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, a great American rock band, support us on our North American dates will ensure concert-goers a full night of entertainment. I love her."
Guitarist Pete Townshend adds, "We've been very close friends with Joan Jett for a long time. She is the real deal. This will be a great night of rock and roll for everyone."
The Who kicked of their anniversary tour in Glasgow in November (14), but recently had to axe the final gigs in Europe after Daltrey fell ill with a throat infection.
The British rockers' North American trek kicks off 15 April (15) in Tampa, Florida, and in between gigs on 18 April, Jett and her band will head to Cleveland, Ohio for the induction ceremony at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rolling Stones star Keith Richards has paid tribute to the band's late saxophonist Bobby Keys in a touching new magazine interview. Insisting the musician, who died on Tuesday (02Dec14), was "built for fun", the guitar great recalled working with Keys in the studio during a chat with Rolling Stone this week (ends05Dec14).
Richards remembers, "When we were making Exile on Main Street in France, we were there for several months, and I had a good old speedboat. In the afternoons, before we went down the basement to record, we'd sort of zoom around, creating mayhem from Monte Carlo to Cannes. Bobby also bought a huge motorcycle, which he used to roar around the hills and pick up a few girlfriends. He'd always come back with a different chick on the back. He was that kind of guy.
"He was the epitome of the rock & roll sax-playing man. He used to tell me about listening to Buddy Holly rehearse in his garage just down the road from his house. That's one of the reasons he wanted to get into music. That's pretty early rock & roll, so he was right in there at the very beginning. He was playing on the road by the time he was 15. He was a piece of history in himself, and had a deep knowledge of it.
"When we brought Bobby in, we were listening to the great soul bands of the 60s. We wanted to give the band a bigger sound and were influenced by all of the beautiful R&B records with the Memphis horns... so adding saxes seemed quite natural to us...
"When he cut Live With Me, his first record with us, I immediately thought of great players like Plas Johnson or Lee Allen, who played for Little Richard and Fats Domino. He had that same Southern feel on the way he played. I guess that's not too astounding, since he does come from Texas. He never let anybody forget he was from Texas."
He adds, "Bobby and I were on the road together for about two years before we found out that we were actually born within hours of each other. I think we had a passport check somewhere in Europe, so we started to read our passports to each other: '18th of December, 1943, get out of here!' We still never figured out who was older.
"We went on a lot of cruises together. It was nuts, you know. Bobby, in those days, was very large on the stimulants... and he always had an incredible list of drinks.
"Once in the Playboy mansion, we hung out until the bathroom went down. We were smoking and forgot where we were putting the ashes: 'Bobby, is it getting a bit smoky in here?' Suddenly, the drapes are smouldering. I'm going, 'Oh, Hugh Hefner's gonna love this!"
Richards concludes, "He was just a barrel of laughs to be around. I very rarely saw him down, and if I did, it was usually about a young lady who dumped him or something. And he soon got over that. He probably wouldn't want us to be too solemn right now. Basically when it's all said and done, I'm looking upon this now as a celebration of life rather than a memorial for his death. He'd like a big wake.
"It's a sad thing, but not totally unexpected. I've been speaking to him for the last couple of weeks and he was still laughing, but he was getting weak. I just wanted to cheer him up."
The Stones released a collective statement after hearing of Keys' passing. It read: "The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys. Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s. He will be greatly missed."

Veteran actor Robert Conrad is preparing to sell off his California home and relocate to Spain in the hopes of finding lasting love. The Wild Wild West star is hoping to offload his $5 million (£3.13 million) Malibu property in the coming months so he can pursue his dream of retiring to Europe.
He tells America's National Enquirer, "After I sell it, I'm seriously thinking of moving to Spain. I made a movie there once and I really enjoyed it. I'd like to go back again."
And Conrad, 79, is remaining hopeful he will have more luck with romance abroad after splitting from his second wife, LaVelda Fann in 2010, after 27 years of marriage.
He says, "I'd love to fall in love again! I love women. I've been divorced now for four years and I'm not happy about it.
"I'd love to have a good woman in my life right now. I'd like to have one last love before I go."

Actress Lena Dunham has pulled out of two European book tour dates.
The Girls actress has been promoting her autobiography Not That Kind of Girl in the U.S. and Europe throughout October (14) and was due to appear at the Antwerp Book Fair in Belgium on Sunday (02Nov14), but she scrapped it without giving a reason.
She wrote on Twitter.com, "To my Belgian readers, so very sorry to miss the Antwerp Book Fair today but I can't wait to come back and eat fries with you. Much love."
On Monday (03Nov14), Dunham also cancelled her event at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany, writing, "German readers: I am deeply sorry to miss tomorrow's event in Berlin. I am so grateful for your energy and support. Mit viele liebe (with much love)."
The cancellations come amid accusations Dunham admits molesting her younger sister in the book, but she has blasted the allegations, branding them "upsetting and disgusting".

Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias have sent out a special tweet to celebrate all the people who helped make their joint tour a reality. The two performers brought their teams together for a final group shot and tweeted the photo to fans on Wednesday (29Oct14).
Pitbull added the caption, "What does it take to put together a great tour? Bottom line is a great team - thank you."
Following his expanded autumn tour with Pitbull, Iglesias is now planning to take his Sex & Love dates to Europe and he'll hit venues in Britain and Ireland with another top Latin star, Demi Lovato.
Meanwhile, Pitbull is preparing for the iHeart Radio Fiesta Latina 2014 in Los Angeles, where he'll perform alongside artists like Ricky Martin, Alejandra Guzman and Prince Royce.

Paris Hilton has brushed off an online attack from dance superstar Deadmau5 after he slammed the socialite-turned-club DJ as an "amateur" who has "no place" spinning in top venues around the world. The hotel heiress and reality TV regular spent the summer (14) playing hits for fans at club Amnesia in Spanish party paradise Ibiza after a successful residency stint behind the decks last year (13), and she capitalised on her DJ popularity by booking a turntable tour, with dates in Europe, Asia, South America and the U.S.
However, Hilton's international club success has irked Deadmau5, who took aim at the socialite in a blog post on Thursday (23Oct14), insisting she is "being a straight up a**" by taking away big gigs from real turntable artists and "insulting" stars like himself by claiming she is a "professional" DJ.
Deadmau5 compared Hilton jumping into the DJ industry with him declaring himself a professional Formula One racing driver, and closed the note by writing, "so paris, thank you... were actually not even mad youre enthusiatic (sic) about electronic music... we love that youre a part of our party. But please, get the f**k back in your go kart. No need to prove that you found someone stupid enough to consider paying you a million dollars for something the world knows you arent (sic)... because here's what you actually are to everyone who knows better.. ticket sales. nothing more."
The angry post was brought to Hilton's attention on Friday (24Oct14), but she immediately dismissed Deadmau5's negative comments.
Taking to Twitter.com, Hilton wrote, "I find it hilarious when others try to badmouth me in order to get attention. Sorry that I'm Killingit (sic) while doing what I love & live for."
She then teased fans by announcing, "Yay! Exciting news! Just signed a huge residency deal at one of my favorite cities in the world! LovingLife Killingit (sic)".